Social networking site Twitter Saturday suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On Friday, a …
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Kerber Beats Williams in Wimbledon Final
Angelique Kerber was so steady, so patient, so accurate throughout the Wimbledon final, she never really gave Serena Williams much of a chance. Kerber won her first championship at the …
your ads here!More Than 200,000 People in Southern Syria Have No Access to Medical Care
The World Health Organization is calling for access to more than 210,000 people in urgent need of medical assistance in southern Syria, the scene of recent intense fighting between Russian-backed …
your ads here!Nancy Sinatra Sr., First Wife of Frank Sinatra, Dies at 101
Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her …
your ads here!Pakistan: World’s Leading Manufacturer of Soccer Balls
Pakistan is not a soccer powerhouse. But there’s a strong link between the country and the sport. A lot of the credit goes to the city of Sialkot where about …
your ads here!Lost Luggage Finds New Home — at Bargain Prices
Suspiciously cheap diamonds, jeans for $1 and a pair of skis for next to nothing. It’s not a dream, these are actual bargains at a store in a small town …
your ads here!Lost Luggage Finds New — at Bargain Prices
Suspiciously cheap diamonds, jeans for $1 and a pair of skis for next to nothing. It’s not a dream, these are actual bargains at a store in a small town …
your ads here!New Soccer Stadium in Washington Boosts Hopes for Home Team
The newest stadium in U.S. Major League Soccer officially opens Saturday, when DC United, the home team for the nation’s capital, hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The $400 million Audi …
your ads here!Machine Transforms Household Trash into Fuel
British inventor Nik Spencer believes household garbage is a valuable and underrated resource. That’s because trash happens to be the perfect fuel for his latest invention: the Home Energy Resources …
your ads here!US Formally Lifts Ban on China’s ZTE
The United States has formally lifted a crippling ban on exports to the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE. The Commerce Department said Friday that it had removed the ban after ZTE …
your ads here!White House Declares War on Poverty ‘Largely Over’
The White House released a report Thursday contending that the United States’ war on poverty — a drive that started over 50 years ago to improve the social safety net …
your ads here!Oklahoma Town Doubles in Population for Woody Guthrie Fest
Woody Guthrie’s Oklahoma hometown has doubled in population as thousands gather for a music festival in honor of the “This Land Is Your Land” singer. The Journal Record reports that …
your ads here!Report: Failure to Educate Girls Could Cost World $30 Trillion
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity, yet more than 130 million girls are out of …
your ads here!Kenya Uber to Keep Fares Unchanged for Now, Following Drivers’ Strike
Uber’s business in Kenya said on Friday it will keep its fares unchanged for now, after associations representing taxi drivers in the country signed a deal giving guidelines for better …
your ads here!Acclaimed "Downton Abbey" TV Series to Be Turned Into a Movie
A movie is to be made of “Downton Abbey,” the award-winning television period drama about a British household in the early 20th century, and the original stars will reunite for …
your ads here!8 Endangered Black Rhinos Die in Kenya After Relocation
Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away, the government said Friday, …
your ads here!Eight Rhinos Found Dead After Move to New Kenyan Sanctuary
The Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) has halted the relocation of black rhinos to a new sanctuary after eight of the animals died soon after arriving at the site. Investigators are …
your ads here!Jailed Ukrainian Filmmaker’s Mother Asks Putin to Pardon Him
The mother of a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker who has been refusing food for nearly two months asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to pardon him. Oleg Sentsov, a vocal …
your ads here!US Farmers Brace for Long-Term Impact of Escalating Trade War
As farmer Brian Duncan gently brushes his hands over the rolling amber waves of grain in the fields behind his rural Illinois home, this picturesque and idyllic American scene belies …
your ads here!US Farmers Brace for Long Term Impact of Escalating Trade War
U.S. farmers are beginning to feel the effects of tariffs imposed by China in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, while the …
your ads here!Technology Enhances Soccer Watching Experience
Football fans are watching the World Cup on multiple screens in bars, on their phones while they should be working, on TVs at home with their friends. One day, they …
your ads here!Rising Greenhouse Gases Making Food Less Nutritious
Temperatures around the world are rising as humans burn coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy. Burning those fuels releases heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But it does …
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